GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |