GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

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WordMeaning
credencemental acceptance as true or real
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
meandera winding path or course