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 |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| pliant | pliable |
| lampoon | satire |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |