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 |
|---|---|
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |