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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |