GRE Word List

APPROBATION

commendation

The meaning of the word approbation is commendation.

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WordMeaning
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
poreto gaze intently
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
inclementlacking mildness: such as
machinationsan act of machinating
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)