GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |