GRE Word List

PUGILIST

fighter

The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.

Random words

WordMeaning
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
mimean ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete