GRE Word List
DESERTS
arid land with usually sparse vegetation
The meaning of the word deserts is arid land with usually sparse vegetation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| lampoon | satire |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |