GRE Word List
MILITIA
a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
The meaning of the word militia is a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| hap | happening |
| cursive | running |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |