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 |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |