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 |
|---|---|
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| venue | locale |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |