GRE Word List
MARTINET
a strict disciplinarian
The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.
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| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
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| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
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| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15â24 as an example of the power of God |