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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sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
anarchista person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
rostera roll or list of personnel