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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finishedentirely done
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deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
piedof two or more colors in blotches
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ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
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