GRE Word List
DESICCATE
to dry up
The meaning of the word desiccate is to dry up.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| distend | extend |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |