arid
Very dry, with almost no rain at all.
arid in a sentence
- Nothing grew in the arid desert except a few tough, thorny plants.
- After weeks without a drop of rain, the garden turned arid, its soil cracked and dusty.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to arid?
- Arainy
- Bdamp
- Cwet
- Ddry
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D: dry. The other three mean the opposite of arid.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to arid?
- Athirsty
- Bdry
- Cdusty
- Dwet
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D: wet. The other three mean nearly the same as arid.
Words that mean something similar
dry, dusty, thirsty
Words that mean the opposite
wet, damp, rainy
More words about weather & nature
- atrocious: Extremely bad or unpleasant.
- bleak: Cold, empty and without much hope.
- conserve: To protect something from harm, or to save it from being wasted.
- cultivate: To grow plants, or to work at improving something.
- dreary: Dull, grey and boring.
- drenched: Completely soaked with water.
- drought: A long time with little or no rain, when the land dries out.
- erode: To wear something away slowly, little by little.
More words to explore
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