GRE Word List
BATTALION
a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
The meaning of the word battalion is a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| congruent | congruous |
| dour | stern |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| dilute | attenuate |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| medium | something in a middle position |