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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| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
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| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| nexus | connection |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
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