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.

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WordMeaning
supplicantone who supplicates
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rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union