GRE Word List

WANTON

merciless

The meaning of the word wanton is merciless.

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homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
lateralof or relating to the side
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted