GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |