GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
betroth | to promise to marry |
forebears | ancestor |
apprehend | arrest |
poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
galaxy | milky way galaxy |
testy | easily annoyed : irritable |