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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| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |