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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fauna | animal life |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| historic | historical |
| garnish | decorate |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |