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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |