GRE Word List

HAPLESS

having no luck : unfortunate

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

Random words

WordMeaning
respitea period of temporary delay
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
incontinentnot continent: such as
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
compellingthat compels: such as
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)