GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| skimp | skimpy |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| juncture | a point of time |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |