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 |
|---|---|
| opulence | wealth |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| brook | creek |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |