GRE Word List

APPROBATION

commendation

The meaning of the word approbation is commendation.

Random words

WordMeaning
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
roosteran adult male domestic chicken
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building