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 |
|---|---|
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |