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 |
|---|---|
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| hardy | bold |