GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| alleviate | relieve |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |