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 |
|---|---|
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |