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 |
|---|---|
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| throes | pang |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |