GRE Word List
DESICCATE
to dry up
The meaning of the word desiccate is to dry up.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| lax | loose |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |