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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| trenchant | keen |
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| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |