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 |
|---|---|
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| farce | stuff |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| acclaim | applaud |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |