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 |
|---|---|
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |