GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |