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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|---|---|
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| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
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| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |