arid

Definition of arid

Adjectives

lacking sufficient water or rainfall
"an arid climate"
Synonyms:
waterless
dry
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
"a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"
Synonyms:
desiccate, desiccated
dull
lacking in liveliness or animation

Vocabulary Lists for arid

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Katherine Paterson's "Bridge to Terabithia" »(197 words)
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  • abate
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William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" Chapters 1-6 »(194 words)
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Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 11-20 »(180 words)
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Edith Warton's Ethan Frome »(2499 words)
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Words that contain arid

acarid
 Acaridae
 acaridiasis
 aridity
 aridness
 Ascaridae
 Ascaridia
 Ascaridia galli
 Capparidaceae
 Casuaridae
 conjunctivitis arida
 disaccharidase
 disaccharide
 family Acaridae
 family Ascaridae
 family Capparidaceae
 family Casuaridae
 family Homaridae
 family Hydrocharidaceae