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 |
|---|---|
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |