GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| slew | a large number |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |