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
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
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proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
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deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter