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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| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| cohorts | companion |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| prank | trick |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |