GRE Word List
COMMANDEER
to compel to perform military service
The meaning of the word commandeer is to compel to perform military service.
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| denomination | an act of denominating |
| fuddle | booze |
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| boor | peasant |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| missive | a written communication : letter |