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 |
|---|---|
| wanton | merciless |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |