GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

Random words

WordMeaning
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
recastto cast again
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
emollientmaking soft or supple
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace