GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| debut | a first appearance |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| espouse | marry |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |