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 |
|---|---|
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| whimsy | whim |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |