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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
