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 |
|---|---|
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |