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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| Word | Meaning |
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| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| exhume | disinter |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |