GRE Word List
APPROBATION
commendation
The meaning of the word approbation is commendation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |