GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

Random words

WordMeaning
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
myriadten thousand
charydiscreetly cautious: such as
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
ancestryline of descent : lineage
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
chorusa company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action
bastiona projecting part of a fortification