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 |
|---|---|
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| maroon | a dark red |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| extant | currently or actually existing |