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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nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
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ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
kindredof a similar nature or character : like