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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WordMeaning
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
palliddeficient in color : wan
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind