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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| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |