GRE Word List
RAGAMUFFIN
a ragged often disreputable person
The meaning of the word ragamuffin is a ragged often disreputable person.
Random words
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vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
gnarl | snarl |
metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
disport | sport |
solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |