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 |
|---|---|
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |