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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|---|---|
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| significant | having meaning |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
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| gnarl | snarl |
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| veracious | truthful |
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| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |