GRE Word List
DESOLATE
make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert
The meaning of the word desolate is make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bigotry | stubborn intolerance |
| beneficial | helpful; useful; advantageous |
| filibuster | block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter |
| hovel | shack; small wretched house |
| paraphernalia | equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry |
| bugaboo | bugbear; object of baseless terror |
| antecedents | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
| despot | tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism |
| trenchant | cutting; incisive; keen |
| retort | quick sharp reply; V. |