GRE Word List
RUFFIAN
a brutal person : bully
The meaning of the word ruffian is a brutal person : bully.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |