GRE Word List
RUFFIAN
violent scoundrel; bully
The meaning of the word ruffian is violent scoundrel; bully.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loft | room or space under the roof; attic |
| brand | trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar. |
| averse | reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work |
| jaded | tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite |
| betoken | signify; indicate; be a sign of |
| latent | present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential |
| neologism | new or newly coined word or phrase |
| jurisprudence | science of law |
| morgue | mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
| dispel | scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
