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 |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| trappings | outward signs |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |