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 |
|---|---|
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |