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 |
|---|---|
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |