GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |