GRE Word List
WASTREL
vagabond
The meaning of the word wastrel is vagabond.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |