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 |
|---|---|
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |