GRE Word List
RAGAMUFFIN
a ragged often disreputable person
The meaning of the word ragamuffin is a ragged often disreputable person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |