GRE Word List
WANTON
merciless
The meaning of the word wanton is merciless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| random | a haphazard course |