GRE Word List
CENTAUR
any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
The meaning of the word centaur is any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| hirsute | hairy |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |