GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

Random words

WordMeaning
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
obscuredark
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
narrativesomething that is narrated : story