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
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
itineranttraveling from place to place
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
fetidhaving a heavy offensive smell
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function