GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |