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
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| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| random | a haphazard course |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
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