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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abutto border on : to touch along an edge
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effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
apoplexystroke
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
proletariana member of the proletariat
assailto attack violently : assault
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
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