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 |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |