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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sylvanone that frequents groves or woods
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long