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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |