GRE Word List
DESPERADO
a bold or violent criminal
The meaning of the word desperado is a bold or violent criminal.
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| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
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| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
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| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
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