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 |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |