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 |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |