GRE Word List

WANTON

merciless

The meaning of the word wanton is merciless.

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hallucinationa 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)
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
gauchelacking social experience or grace
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
gapeto open the mouth wide
celerityrapidity of motion or action
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
randoma haphazard course