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 |
|---|---|
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |