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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |