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 |
|---|---|
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| preamble | an introductory statement |