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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superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
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jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
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