GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |