GRE Word List

APPROBATION

commendation

The meaning of the word approbation is commendation.

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WordMeaning
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
humilityfreedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
demeritoffense