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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| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |