GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |