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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| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| violate | break |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| headlong | headfirst |