GRE Word List
PUGNACITY
combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature
The meaning of the word pugnacity is combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dally | trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time |
| procurement | obtaining; V. procure: obtain by effort; obtain (a prostitute) for another |
| career | rush wildly; go at full speed |
| totter | shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall |
| impregnable | invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take |
| ignominy | deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat |
| translucent | partly transparent |
| averse | reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work |
| flirt | behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious |
| eclipse | darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse |
