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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| implode | to burst inward |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
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| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |