GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

Random words

WordMeaning
physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
calorificcaloric
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
hortatoryhortative