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 |
|---|---|
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |