GRE Word List

HAPLESS

having no luck : unfortunate

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

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plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
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bolta lightning stroke
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embossto raise the surface of into bosses
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tentativenot fully worked out or developed
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow