GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |