arid

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Extremely dry, especially having insufficient rainfall to support vegetation or agriculture.

• The arid climate makes farming nearly impossible without irrigation.
• Few plants can survive in such arid conditions.
• Paleoclimatologists have reconstructed periods when currently arid regions of North Africa supported extensive grasslands and permanent lakes.
• Innovative desalination technologies offer the potential to transform agriculture in arid coastal zones by providing affordable irrigation water.
• Ecologists studying arid environments have documented remarkable adaptations in succulents that enable water storage during brief rainy seasons.
• Urban planners in arid climates must balance population growth demands with sustainable water resource management to prevent aquifer depletion.

Eş anlamlılar: dry, parched, barren, desert, waterless, desiccated

Zıt anlamlılar: humid, wet, moist, fertile, lush

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Lacking in interest, excitement, or stimulation; dull and lifeless.

• The lecture was so arid that half the students fell asleep.
• His writing style is arid and lacks emotion.

Eş anlamlılar: dull, boring, dry, lifeless, uninteresting, tedious

Zıt anlamlılar: interesting, exciting, stimulating, lively, engaging