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 |
|---|---|
| attentive | mindful |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |