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 |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |