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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| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| actuary | clerk |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
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| die | to pass from physical life : expire |