GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |