GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| overwhelm | upset |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| braid | to make from braids |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |