GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
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| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |