GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

Random words

WordMeaning
dodderingfeeble
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
transcribeto make a written copy of
mangyaffected with or resulting from mange
lustrousreflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast