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 |
|---|---|
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |