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
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dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
puissant | having puissance : powerful |
gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |