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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|---|---|
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
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| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
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