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

WordMeaning
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype