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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WordMeaning
ecstasya state of overwhelming emotion
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
wiltloose freshness; droop