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
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| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| scourge | whip |