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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |