GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |