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 |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| vixen | a female fox |