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

WordMeaning
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
hirsutehairy
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
profligatewildly extravagant
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn