GRE Word List
DESULTORY
marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
The meaning of the word desultory is marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| apiarist | beekeeper |