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 |
|---|---|
| shove | to push along |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |