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 |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |