GRE Word List

MARTINET

a strict disciplinarian

The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.

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WordMeaning
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
reeksmoke
concurto express agreement