GRE Word List
DESPONDENT
without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection
The meaning of the word despondent is without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coroner | public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes |
| reprisal | retaliation |
| potion | dose (of liquids); liquid dose |
| shear | remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors |
| stately | formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic |
| gouge | overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury |
| tenacity | firmness; persistence |
| inveigh | denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink |
| vernacular | living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular |
| stun | make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound |
