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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| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
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| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
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| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |