GRE Word List
MARTINET
a strict disciplinarian
The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |