GRE Word List
SALINE
consisting of or containing salt
The meaning of the word saline is consisting of or containing salt.
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| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |