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 |
|---|---|
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |