GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
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| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| wont | accustomed |