GRE Word List
COMMANDEER
take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes
The meaning of the word commandeer is take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting |
| peccadillo | slight offense or fault; CF. sin |
| necromancy | black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis |
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
| cliche | phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. cliched |
| militant | combative; bellicose; N. |
| suavity | urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous |
| antagonism | hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist |
| expropriate | take possession of (often for public use and without payment) |
| flair | talent |
