GRE Word List
MARTINET
a strict disciplinarian
The meaning of the word martinet is a strict disciplinarian.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| reek | smoke |
| concur | to express agreement |