GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| forlorn | bereft |