GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| oligarchy | government by the few |