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 |
|---|---|
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| appease | pacify |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |