GRE Word List
DESICCATE
to dry up
The meaning of the word desiccate is to dry up.
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|---|---|
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
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| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
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| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
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| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
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