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 |
|---|---|
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |