GRE Word List

CASUALTY

a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action

The meaning of the word casualty is a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action.

Random words

WordMeaning
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias