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 |
|---|---|
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |