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 |
|---|---|
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| collected | gathered together |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |