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 |
|---|---|
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |