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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| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |