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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| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
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| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| asunder | into parts |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
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| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |