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 |
|---|---|
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| onus | burden |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |