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 |
|---|---|
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| wastrel | vagabond |