GRE Word List
WANTON
merciless
The meaning of the word wanton is merciless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prosody | the study of versification |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| freebooter | pirate |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |