GRE Word List
MARTINET
a strict disciplinarian
The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| niggle | trifle |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |