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 |
|---|---|
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15â24 as an example of the power of God |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| dys- | abnormal |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |