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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |