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
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
versatileembracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord