GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |