GRE Word List
MILITANT
engaged in warfare or combat : fighting
The meaning of the word militant is engaged in warfare or combat : fighting.
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| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |