arid desert

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• arid — ar|id [ erıd ] adjective 1. ) an arid place is very dry without many plants because of a lack of rain: the arid desert landscape 2. ) something that is arid is not very interesting or exciting: Anna was in an arid spell in her career. ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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• Desert varnish — in Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Desert varnish, or rock varnish is a orange yellow to black coating found on exposed rock surfaces in arid environments. Desert varnish is usually around one micron thick and present nanometre …   Wikipedia

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