GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |