GRE Word List
ARROYO
a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
The meaning of the word arroyo is a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region.
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| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
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| defer | put off |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| dart | a light spear |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
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| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |