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 |
|---|---|
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| nourish | nurture |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |