GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| refrain | curb |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |