GRE Word List

HAPLESS

having no luck : unfortunate

The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.

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WordMeaning
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
microcosma little world
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction