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 |
|---|---|
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
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| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| hirsute | hairy |
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