GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| hortatory | hortative |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |