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.
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| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| leave-taking | departure |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
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| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| demented | mad |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |