GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| shove | to push along |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |