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 |
|---|---|
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
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| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
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| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |