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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atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
demurereserved
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
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cartographerone that makes maps
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