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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| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |