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 |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |