GRE Word List
COUNTERMAND
to revoke (a command) by a contrary order
The meaning of the word countermand is to revoke (a command) by a contrary order.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |