GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| myriad | ten thousand |
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| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
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| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |