GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

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WordMeaning
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
willowyabounding with willows
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
psychopathicof, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
sublimatesublime
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity