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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execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
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detractiona lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
cemeterya burial ground
proletariana member of the proletariat