GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| diadem | crown |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| tactful | having or showing tact |