GRE Word List
DESICCATE
to dry up
The meaning of the word desiccate is to dry up.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |