GRE Word List
APPROBATION
commendation
The meaning of the word approbation is commendation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |