GRE Word List

PUGILIST

fighter

The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.

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stiltedpompous
overblownpast the prime of bloom
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
afterlifean existence after death
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb