GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| overwhelm | upset |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| entity | being |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |