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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WordMeaning
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will