GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| occident | west |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| attentive | mindful |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |