GRE Word List

HAPLESS

having no luck : unfortunate

The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.

Random words

WordMeaning
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
suitorone that petitions or entreats