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 |
|---|---|
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| application | an act of applying: |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |