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 |
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veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
unearthly | not earthly: such as |
percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
tout | to make much of : promote |
mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |