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 |
|---|---|
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| harass | exhaust |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| trappings | outward signs |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |