GRE Word List

RAGAMUFFIN

a ragged often disreputable person

The meaning of the word ragamuffin is a ragged often disreputable person.

Random words

WordMeaning
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
farcestuff
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
compulsorymandatory
condimentssomething used to enhance the flavor of food