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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| whimsy | whim |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |