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 |
|---|---|
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |