GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| collate | to compare critically |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
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| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |