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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| fluke | flatfish |
| hap | happening |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
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| slake | subside |