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 |
|---|---|
| dissension | disagreement |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |