GRE Word List
SPOILSPORT
one who spoils the pleasure of others
The meaning of the word spoilsport is one who spoils the pleasure of others.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cognate | having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N. |
| deciduous | falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth |
| dichotomy | division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) |
| biting | sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarks |
| forestall | prevent by taking action in advance |
| transport | strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture |
| bulge | protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude |
| faze | disconcert; dismay; embarrass |
| snip | short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors |
| hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |
