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

WordMeaning
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
hallowedholy
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent