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 |
|---|---|
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |