GRE Word List
DESICCATE
to dry up
The meaning of the word desiccate is to dry up.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| trenchant | keen |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |