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.
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| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
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| enduring | lasting |
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| pungent | sharply painful |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
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