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 |
|---|---|
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| modish | fashionable |