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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| dour | stern |
| fluke | flatfish |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |