GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
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| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
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| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
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