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 |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |