GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |