GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
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|---|---|
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |