GRE Word List

TORPEDO

a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as

The meaning of the word torpedo is a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as.

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ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
sinewyfull of sinews: such as
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
vibrantpulsating with life, vigor, or activity
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth