GRE Word List
DISCONSOLATE
cheerless
The meaning of the word disconsolate is cheerless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| niggle | trifle |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| 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 |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |