GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spin | rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N. |
| bilious | suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated |
| buffoon | stupid person; clown |
| jest | playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully |
| grievance | cause of complaint; complaint |
| brood | sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time |
| qualify | reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated |
| litter | waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter |
| cue | word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to |
| alienate | make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of |
