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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| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
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| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
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| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
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