GRE Word List

RUFFIAN

a brutal person : bully

The meaning of the word ruffian is a brutal person : bully.

Random words

WordMeaning
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
commandeerto compel to perform military service