GRE Word List

HAPLESS

having no luck : unfortunate

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

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WordMeaning
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
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dumbfoundto confound (see confound
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squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush