GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chafe | irritate |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |