GRE Word List
DESERTS
arid land with usually sparse vegetation
The meaning of the word deserts is arid land with usually sparse vegetation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |