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.
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philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
duration | continuance in time |
adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |