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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| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| cursive | running |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |