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

WordMeaning
executorone who executes something
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
gingerlyvery cautious or careful
calorificcaloric
retortto pay or hurl back : return
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic