GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
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|---|---|
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| defalcate | deduct |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |