GRE Word List
CENTAUR
mythical figure, half man and half horse
The meaning of the word centaur is mythical figure, half man and half horse.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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simile | comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as |
unaccountable | unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious |
beneficial | helpful; useful; advantageous |
ventilate | admit fresh air into to replace stale air |
catastrophe | calamity ; disaster |
maelstrom | violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream |
diadem | crown |
impregnable | invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take |
sophistry | seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism |
parameter | limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters of the problem; Ex. within the parameters of the budget |