GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |