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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| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| colloquy | conversation |
| raspy | harsh |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |