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 |
|---|---|
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| stilted | pompous |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |