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 |
|---|---|
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |