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 |
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quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |