GRE Word List
MARTINET
a strict disciplinarian
The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| retribution | recompense |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |