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 |
|---|---|
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| dingy | dirty |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |