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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WordMeaning
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
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catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface