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 |
|---|---|
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |