GRE Word List

WANTON

merciless

The meaning of the word wanton is merciless.

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WordMeaning
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land