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 |
|---|---|
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| defalcate | deduct |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |