GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

Random words

WordMeaning
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
implicationsomething implied: such as
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
facsimilean exact copy
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious