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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| courier | messenger |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |