GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |