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 |
|---|---|
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| brawny | muscular |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| paradigm | example |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |