GRE Word List
MARTINET
a strict disciplinarian
The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concentric | having a common center |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |