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 |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |