GRE Word List
WANTON
merciless
The meaning of the word wanton is merciless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| laud | praise |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |