GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

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WordMeaning
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
regimeregimen
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme