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 |
|---|---|
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |