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 |
|---|---|
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| spare | not being used |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |