GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| prank | trick |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |