GRE Word List
DISHEARTEN
to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
The meaning of the word dishearten is to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| mortician | undertaker |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |