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.

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apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
cohortscompanion
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
reciprocalinversely related : opposite