GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

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WordMeaning
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
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legenda story coming down from the past
componenta constituent part : ingredient
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
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