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
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
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")
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient