GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| garnish | decorate |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |