GRE Word List
DISCONSOLATE
cheerless
The meaning of the word disconsolate is cheerless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| mischance | bad luck |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |