GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| ploy | escapade |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| exude | to ooze out |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |