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 |
|---|---|
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |