GRE Word List

BLEAK

exposed and barren and often windswept

The meaning of the word bleak is exposed and barren and often windswept.

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WordMeaning
gapeto open the mouth wide
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
shama trick that deludes : hoax
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar