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
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
surlymenacing or threatening in appearance
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
replicateduplicate