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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| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
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| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| reckon | count |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |