GRE Word List

RAGAMUFFIN

a ragged often disreputable person

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

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WordMeaning
compriseto be made up of
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
calligraphyartistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
yoretime past and especially long past