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 |
|---|---|
| junket | trip |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| addle | rotten |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |