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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| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |