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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|---|---|
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| menial | a person doing menial work |
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| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
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| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
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