GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| querulous | habitually complaining |