GRE Word List

HAPLESS

having no luck : unfortunate

The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.

Random words

WordMeaning
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
antecedeprecede
elysianof or relating to Elysium
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zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
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kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
riftfissure
slapdashhaphazard