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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feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
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draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
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