GRE Word List

WANTON

merciless

The meaning of the word wanton is merciless.

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reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
desperatehaving lost hope
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
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claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum