GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| comprise | to be made up of |