What does arid mean?
You are correct!
From our dictionary:ar•id
Pronunciation: (ar'id), [key]
—adj.
1. being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
2. barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland.
3. lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile; jejune: an arid treatment of an exciting topic.