GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| viand | an item of food |
| engender | beget |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
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| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |