GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |