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 |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |