GRE Word List
DESICCATE
to dry up
The meaning of the word desiccate is to dry up.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |