GRE Word List
DESPONDENT
feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
The meaning of the word despondent is feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |