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 |
|---|---|
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| hallowed | holy |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |