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 |
|---|---|
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |