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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |