GRE Word List

APPROBATION

commendation

The meaning of the word approbation is commendation.

Random words

WordMeaning
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
soldera metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
bitinghaving the power to bite
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic