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 |
|---|---|
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |