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 |
|---|---|
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| demure | reserved |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |