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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WordMeaning
remissionthe act or process of remitting
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts