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 |
|---|---|
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |