GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
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|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |