GRE Word List
KILLJOY
one who spoils the pleasure of others
The meaning of the word killjoy is one who spoils the pleasure of others.
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|---|---|
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| outgoing | going away : departing |