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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WordMeaning
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
laudpraise