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 |
|---|---|
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |