GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gnome | maxim |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |