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 |
|---|---|
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| condign | deserved |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |