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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| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| brink | edge |
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| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
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| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
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