GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stilted | pompous |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |