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 |
|---|---|
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |