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 |
|---|---|
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| paramour | lover |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| cipher | zero |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |