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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| fiend | devil |