GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| skimp | skimpy |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |