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 |
|---|---|
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| demure | reserved |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |