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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| mystic | mystical |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |