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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| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
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| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
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