GRE Word List

REQUISITION

the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action

The meaning of the word requisition is the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action.

Random words

WordMeaning
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
conversanthaving knowledge or experience
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
blareto sound loud and strident
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people