GRE Word List
RAGAMUFFIN
dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes
The meaning of the word ragamuffin is dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| importune | beg persistently; make repeated requests (in an annoying way) |
| ideology | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture |
| unexceptionable | entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism |
| climactic | relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic |
| trivia | trifles; unimportant matters |
| tanner | person who turns animal hides into leather |
| jingoist | extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism |
| estranged | separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement |
| acrid | bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
| conifer | pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen |
