GRE Word List
WAIF
a stray person or animal
The meaning of the word waif is a stray person or animal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |