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 |
|---|---|
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| dint | force |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
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| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |