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
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
unassumingnot assuming : modest
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
appeasepacify
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propoundto offer for discussion or consideration