GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

Random words

WordMeaning
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
boostto push or shove up from below
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
perforateto make a hole through
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
flirtto move erratically : flit
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet