GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| dynamo | generator |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |