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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| freebooter | pirate |
| polity | political organization |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |