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

WordMeaning
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
significanthaving meaning
assailto attack violently : assault
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
gnarlsnarl
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
veracioustruthful
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable