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 |
|---|---|
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |