GRE Word List

WASTREL

vagabond

The meaning of the word wastrel is vagabond.

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petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
coquettea woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar