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 |
|---|---|
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |