GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| billowing | wave |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |