GRE Word List

CENTURION

an officer commanding a Roman century

The meaning of the word centurion is an officer commanding a Roman century.

Random words

WordMeaning
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
homespunspun or made at home
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
retaliateto return like for like
remittancea sum of money remitted
scoretwenty
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use