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 |
|---|---|
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |