GRE Word List
SUBPOENA
writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena
The meaning of the word subpoena is writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena.
Random words
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|---|---|
| stodgy | dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book |
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| revile | attack with abusive language; vilify(slander) |
| obituary | death notice (esp. in a newspaper); ADJ. |
| tirade | long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation |
| errant | wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant |
| filing | particle removed by a file |
| memorialize | commemorate |
| voodoo | religion practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| ovoid | egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate |
