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 |
|---|---|
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
