Rajendar

      Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists despondent  [  di-SPON-duh' nt  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. sad, hopeless or dejected 2. discouraged or disheartened   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was despondent after faring poorly in the engineering entrance examinations.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   At its worst, during late May and early June, dozens of despondent travelers were contacting me every day for help with their paperwork. CNN, Seven lessons learned from the summer of 2007, By Christopher Elliott , August 31, 2007   decrepit  [  di-KREP-it  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or long use   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The decrepit house has been termed dangerous by the housing authority.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Why did it take an hour for decrepit fire engines to reach the blazing supermarket? Economist, Double tro