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 |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |