GRE Word List
SPARTAN
a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
The meaning of the word spartan is a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |