GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

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perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
disingenuouslacking in candor
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
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perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration