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 |
|---|---|
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| trample | tramp |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |