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.
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magniloquent | boastful; pompous |
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