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 |
|---|---|
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| aver | to declare positively |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |