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 |
|---|---|
| heed | to pay attention |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| forebears | ancestor |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| doddering | feeble |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |