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 |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |