GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
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|---|---|
| stringent | tight |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
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