GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

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WordMeaning
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate