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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| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
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| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |