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 |
|---|---|
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| diva | prima donna |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |