GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| antecede | precede |
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| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
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| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
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| cataclysm | flood |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |