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 |
|---|---|
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| gnome | maxim |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| quarry | game |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |