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 |
|---|---|
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| homespun | spun or made at home |