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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| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |