GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| irate | roused to ire |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| prong | fork |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |