GRE Word List

CITADEL

a fortress that commands (see command

The meaning of the word citadel is a fortress that commands (see command.

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coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
scabbarda sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises