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 |
|---|---|
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| benison | blessing |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |