GRE Word List

PUGILIST

fighter

The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.

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invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship
dissensiondisagreement
bulkmagnitude
bolta lightning stroke
untenablenot able to be defended
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary