GRE Word List

MARTINET

a strict disciplinarian

The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.

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WordMeaning
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
actuaryclerk
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis