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 |
|---|---|
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |