GRE Word List
APPROBATION
commendation
The meaning of the word approbation is commendation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |