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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| rift | fissure |
| resign | relegate |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |