GRE Word List
RUFFIAN
a brutal person : bully
The meaning of the word ruffian is a brutal person : bully.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |