GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |