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 |
|---|---|
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |