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 |
|---|---|
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| clime | climate |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |