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 |
|---|---|
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |