GRE Word List
DESICCATE
to dry up
The meaning of the word desiccate is to dry up.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| politic | political |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| portly | dignified |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |