GRE Word List
AMNESTY
the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
The meaning of the word amnesty is the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |