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 |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| retribution | recompense |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |