GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drab | slattern |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |