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 |
|---|---|
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |