GRE Word List
DESOLATE
devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
The meaning of the word desolate is devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| fiend | devil |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |