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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |