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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| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| nourish | nurture |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |