GRE Word List

WAIF

a stray person or animal

The meaning of the word waif is a stray person or animal.

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causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
whimsywhim
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction