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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zealota zealous person
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
acclaimapplaud
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
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