GRE Word List
COMMANDEER
to compel to perform military service
The meaning of the word commandeer is to compel to perform military service.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |