GRE Word List
DESICCATE
to dry up
The meaning of the word desiccate is to dry up.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| collected | gathered together |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| stringent | tight |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| juncture | a point of time |