GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |