GRE Word List

WASTREL

vagabond

The meaning of the word wastrel is vagabond.

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discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
dramaa composition (see composition
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments