GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| demented | mad |
| hap | happening |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |