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 |
|---|---|
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| leery | suspicious |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| render | to melt down |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |