GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| asunder | into parts |