GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |