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 |
|---|---|
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| sheer | unqualified |