GRE Word List
RAKISH
of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
The meaning of the word rakish is of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
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| charlatan | quack |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |