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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |