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
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
lopsidedleaning to one side
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
oatha 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