GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| hubbub | noise |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |