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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argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
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ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
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