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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WordMeaning
snipa small piece that is snipped off
purveyorone that purveys
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
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interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing