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 |
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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 |