GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |