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
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
itineranttraveling from place to place
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical