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 |
|---|---|
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |