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 |
|---|---|
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
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| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
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| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| irate | roused to ire |