GRE Word List

DESPERATE

having lost hope

The meaning of the word desperate is having lost hope.

Random words

WordMeaning
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
inadvertentlyunintentional
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse