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 |
onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
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 |
stem | the main trunk of a plant |