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 |
|---|---|
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
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| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |