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 |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| reckon | count |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |