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 |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |