GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |