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 |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| raspy | harsh |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| engender | beget |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |