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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|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| laud | praise |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
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