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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |