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 |
|---|---|
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| lax | loose |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |