GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |