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 |
|---|---|
| ebullient | boiling |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| inequity | injustice |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |