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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paltry | inferior |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
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| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
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| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
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| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |