GRE Word List
HAPLESS
having no luck : unfortunate
The meaning of the word hapless is having no luck : unfortunate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| comestible | edible |
| repercussion | reflection |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |