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.

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dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
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deifyto make a god of
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
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voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
grillto broil on a grill
nexusconnection