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 |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |