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Hapless

/hˈæpləs/
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(adj) unfortunate.

Dragons flew in the sky, raining down fiery death and destruction on the hapless villagers.
The black hole pulls the hapless star into its maw.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ victim was tricked into giving away all of his savings to a clever scammer.

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