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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WordMeaning
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
florescencea state or period of flourishing
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally