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 |
|---|---|
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |