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
consignto give over to another's care
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
peccadilloa slight offense
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
branda charred piece of wood