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 |
|---|---|
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |