GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| evenhanded | fair |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| clip | encompass |
| distend | extend |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |