GRE Word List
APPROBATION
commendation
The meaning of the word approbation is commendation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| forebears | ancestor |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| paradigm | example |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |