GRE Word List
DESPERATE
having lost hope
The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| abnegation | denial |