GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| forte | one's strong point |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| recast | to cast again |