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 |
|---|---|
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| cohorts | companion |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |