GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motley | variegated in color |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |