GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |