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 |
|---|---|
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |