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 |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| facade | the front of a building |