GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| braid | to make from braids |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |