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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intermediarymediator
facileeasily accomplished or attained
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
refraincurb
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something