GRE Word List
WANTON
merciless
The meaning of the word wanton is merciless.
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| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |