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
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
receptiveable or inclined to receive
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
assailto attack violently : assault
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
conteststrive