GRE Word List
WAIF
a stray person or animal
The meaning of the word waif is a stray person or animal.
Random words
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kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
conversant | having knowledge or experience |
engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |