GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |