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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| motley | variegated in color |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |