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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| flush | to fly away suddenly |
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| desiccate | to dry up |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
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