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 |
|---|---|
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |