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 |
|---|---|
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |