GRE Word List

RUFFIAN

a brutal person : bully

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

Random words

WordMeaning
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
choicethe act of choosing : selection
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union