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 |
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| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| approbation | commendation |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |