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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WordMeaning
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
randoma haphazard course
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake