GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |