GRE Word List
DESERTS
arid land with usually sparse vegetation
The meaning of the word deserts is arid land with usually sparse vegetation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| camp | a 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) |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |