GRE Word List
DISCONSOLATE
cheerless
The meaning of the word disconsolate is cheerless.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |