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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| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
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| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |