GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| 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) |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |