GRE Words for Wanderer

These 7 GRE words all share the meaning of wanderer. Studying them as one cluster is far more efficient than learning each in isolation, because the GRE tests words by how they relate to each other. Each entry below links to a full definition page with example sentences and memory hooks.

Why this cluster matters

On Sentence Equivalence you must choose two words that give the sentence the same meaning. That means the answer is almost always a synonym pair pulled from a cluster like this one. Watch the connotation tone on each word: a positive and a negative word rarely form a correct pair, even when their definitions look close.

The 7 words

itinerantadjectiveNeutral tone

Traveling from place to place

meanderingadjectiveNegative tone

Following a winding course; rambling and unfocused

nomadicadjectiveNeutral tone

Living the life of a nomad; wandering from place to place

peripateticadjectiveNeutral tone

Traveling from place to place; itinerant

rovingadjectiveNeutral tone

Constantly moving; wandering

vagrantnoun/adjectiveNegative tone

A person without a settled home or regular work; wandering

wayfaringadjectiveNeutral tone

Traveling on foot

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