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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| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
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| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
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| abbreviate | to make briefer |