GRE Word List

PUGILIST

fighter

The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.

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spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
botchan inflammatory sore
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse