GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| writ | something written : writing |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| decipher | decode |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |