GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

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WordMeaning
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
groovea long narrow channel or depression
insensatelacking sense or understanding
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
wrenchto move with a violent twist
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting