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 |
|---|---|
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| raspy | harsh |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |