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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|---|---|
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
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| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
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| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
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