GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| invalid | not valid: |