GRE Word List
DESPERADO
a bold or violent criminal
The meaning of the word desperado is a bold or violent criminal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |