GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| recast | to cast again |