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 |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |