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 |
|---|---|
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |