GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| dominate | rule |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |