GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |