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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| convention | agreement |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| connoisseur | expert |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |