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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persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
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vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
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extantcurrently or actually existing
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
solventable to pay all legal debts
steeplofty
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