GRE Word List
CATAPULT
an ancient military device for hurling missiles
The meaning of the word catapult is an ancient military device for hurling missiles.
Random words
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| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
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| shack | hut |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| concur | to express agreement |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |