GRE Word List
DESICCATE
to dry up
The meaning of the word desiccate is to dry up.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
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| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| encompass | include |