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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tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
monotonytedious sameness
communetalk over
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
clamornoisy shouting