GRE Word List

RAGAMUFFIN

a ragged often disreputable person

The meaning of the word ragamuffin is a ragged often disreputable person.

Random words

WordMeaning
uproariousmarked by uproar
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
plumea feather of a bird: such as
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted