GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| antecede | precede |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| rift | fissure |
| slapdash | haphazard |