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 |
|---|---|
| executioner | one who executes |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| disport | sport |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |