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 |
|---|---|
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| colloquy | conversation |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| forte | one's strong point |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| forego | to go before : precede |