GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| render | to melt down |
| disport | sport |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |