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 |
|---|---|
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
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| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
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| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
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| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |