GRE Word List
MARTINET
a strict disciplinarian
The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| overweening | arrogant |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |