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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WordMeaning
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious
commandeerto compel to perform military service
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
cherubican order of angels see celestial hierarchy
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke