GRE Word List
VAGABOND
wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp
The meaning of the word vagabond is wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relinquish | give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm |
| clap | strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause |
| invocation | prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking |
| serendipity | gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip |
| august | impressive; majestic |
| shambles | (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles. |
| inebriate | make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person |
| rout | put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat |
| chronic | long established as a disease |
| deplete | reduce; exhaust |
