GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |