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 |
|---|---|
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| defer | put off |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |