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.

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WordMeaning
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement