GRE Word List

HAPLESS

having no luck : unfortunate

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

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fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
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reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
minusculevery small
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign