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 |
|---|---|
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| retribution | recompense |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| 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") |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |