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 |
|---|---|
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| trappings | outward signs |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| motley | variegated in color |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |