GRE Word List
RUFFIAN
a brutal person : bully
The meaning of the word ruffian is a brutal person : bully.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| hurl | rush |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |