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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WordMeaning
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
hurlrush
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
denizeninhabitant
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure