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 |
|---|---|
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| dilute | attenuate |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |