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.

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WordMeaning
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
groovea long narrow channel or depression
collateto compare critically
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
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flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter