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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
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| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
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