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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prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
rabidextremely violent : furious
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
smirkto smile in a smug or condescending way
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy