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.

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pantomimepantomimist
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
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extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
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defalcatededuct