GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

Random words

WordMeaning
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
provisionthe act or process of providing
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
dominaterule
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content