GRE Word List
SALINE
consisting of or containing salt
The meaning of the word saline is consisting of or containing salt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |