GRE Word List

DESOLATE

devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted

The meaning of the word desolate is devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted.

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WordMeaning
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
retributionrecompense
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
syllogisma 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")
olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content