GRE Word List
PUGILIST
fighter
The meaning of the word pugilist is fighter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |