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 |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |