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 |
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decipher | decode |
mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
transpire | to take place : go on |
pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
reprise | a musical repetition: |
psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
florid | very flowery in style : ornate |