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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
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| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
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| sledge | sledgehammer |