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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| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
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| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |