GRE Word List
MILITANT
engaged in warfare or combat : fighting
The meaning of the word militant is engaged in warfare or combat : fighting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |