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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| coin | corner |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |