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 |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| brazen | made of brass |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| provenance | origin |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |