GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |