GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sidetrack | siding |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| pedagogue | teacher |