GRE Word List
CENTURION
Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
The meaning of the word centurion is Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shear | remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors |
| reprise | musical repetition; repeating of a piece of music; repeat performance; recurrent action; Ex. reprise in the finale; Ex. constant reprises |
| obtrude | push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive |
| septic | of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus) |
| mimicry | imitation |
| moratorium | legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses |
| executioner | person administering capital punishment |
| convoke | call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation |
| tantrum | fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums. |
| apropos | with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV. |
