GRE Word List

PUGILIST

fighter

The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.

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congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
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husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
prosodythe study of versification
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts