GRE Word List
RUFFIAN
a brutal person : bully
The meaning of the word ruffian is a brutal person : bully.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| refrain | curb |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |