GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| obscure | dark |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |