GRE Word List

DISCONSOLATE

cheerless

The meaning of the word disconsolate is cheerless.

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WordMeaning
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
cerebrationto use the mind : think
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
passiveacted upon by an external agency
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
notableworthy of note : remarkable
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution