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 |
|---|---|
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| expatriate | banish |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| antecede | precede |