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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| billowing | wave |
| repercussion | reflection |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |