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 |
|---|---|
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |