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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flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
implode | to burst inward |
enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
mischance | bad luck |
cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |