GRE Word List
WASTREL
vagabond
The meaning of the word wastrel is vagabond.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |