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
gauchelacking social experience or grace
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
gibeto utter taunting words
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
homespunspun or made at home