GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |