GRE Word List
RUFFIAN
a brutal person : bully
The meaning of the word ruffian is a brutal person : bully.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| concur | to express agreement |