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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| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
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| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
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| braid | to make from braids |
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| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |