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

WordMeaning
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
solicitousmanifesting or expressing solicitude
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe