GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
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| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |