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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| charlatan | quack |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |