GRE Word List
DESULTORY
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
The meaning of the word desultory is aimless; haphazard; digressing at random.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| martinet | strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet |
| xenophobia | fear or hatred of foreigners; N. xenophobe |
| conjugal | pertaining to marriage |
| invalidate | weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify |
| rapture | great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous |
| incidence | rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality |
| limp | walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak |
| covenant | binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise |
| virile | manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength |
| counterpart | thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system |
