GRE Word List
PUGNACITY
having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
The meaning of the word pugnacity is having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| faculty | ability |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |