GRE Word List
HUMID
containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
The meaning of the word humid is containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fell | skin |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |