GRE Word List

MARTINET

a strict disciplinarian

The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.

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adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison