GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| feint | something feigned |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |