GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
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| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |