GRE Word List
DEFEATIST
an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
The meaning of the word defeatist is an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat.
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| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
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| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |