GRE Word List
SUBPOENA
a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
The meaning of the word subpoena is a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
---|---|
brawny | muscular |
unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
institute | something that is instituted: such as |
escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
replicate | duplicate |
felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
hazard | a source of danger |