GRE Word List
CENTURION
an officer commanding a Roman century
The meaning of the word centurion is an officer commanding a Roman century.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| recast | to cast again |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |