GRE Word List
MARTINET
a strict disciplinarian
The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |