GRE Word List
SPOILSPORT
one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
The meaning of the word spoilsport is one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| purveyor | one that purveys |