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 |
|---|---|
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| exploit | deed |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |