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 |
|---|---|
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| prattle | prate |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |