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 |
|---|---|
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| pilfer | steal |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |