GRE Word List
BLEAK
exposed and barren and often windswept
The meaning of the word bleak is exposed and barren and often windswept.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
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| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| billow | wave |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |