GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |