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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coalesce | to grow together |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| microcosm | a little world |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
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| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |