GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |