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 |
|---|---|
| tundra | a 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 |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| commune | talk over |
| phoenix | a 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 |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| antecedents | a 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") |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| clamor | noisy shouting |