GRE Word List
DISCONSOLATE
cheerless
The meaning of the word disconsolate is cheerless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| submerge | to put under water |