GRE Word List
DRAFT
first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript
The meaning of the word draft is first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript.
Random words
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tatter | torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes |
inundate | flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work |
pacifist | one opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes |
spin | rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N. |
pontifical | pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop |
innate | inborn |
canto | division of a long poem |
exigency | urgent situation; ADJ. exigent |
hackles | hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
complement | complete; consummate; make perfect; N. |