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
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
refurbishto brighten or freshen up : renovate
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars