GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

Random words

WordMeaning
supersedeto cause to be set aside
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
schemea plan or program of action
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet