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
formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
phariseea 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
hortatoryhortative
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict