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 |
|---|---|
| plausible | conceivably true; having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious |
| pulpit | raised platform used in preaching (in a church) |
| inept | unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate |
| conspire | take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties. |
| legacy | gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor |
| overwhelm | (of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief |
| incursion | temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey |
| contingent | dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency |
| uncouth | boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish |
| rummage | ransack; thoroughly search |
