GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| distend | extend |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |