GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |