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 |
|---|---|
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| regime | regimen |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |