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 |
|---|---|
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| approbation | commendation |