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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stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
underhand | in a clandestine manner |
transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |