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 |
|---|---|
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| exude | to ooze out |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |