GRE Word List

DESERTS

arid land with usually sparse vegetation

The meaning of the word deserts is arid land with usually sparse vegetation.

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maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
averto declare positively
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
avowto declare assuredly
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges