GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |