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 |
|---|---|
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |